Nova MSC Bhd (XKLS:0026PA.PFD) Debt-to-EBITDA : 1.04 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Nova MSC Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Nova MSC Bhd's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was RM8.75 Mil. Nova MSC Bhd's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was RM4.05 Mil. Nova MSC Bhd's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was RM12.26 Mil. Nova MSC Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 1.04.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nova MSC Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:0026PA.PFD' s Debt-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.51 Med: 0.57 Max: 6.17
Current: 6.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Debt-to-EBITDA Ratio of Nova MSC Bhd was 6.17. The lowest was -2.51. And the median was 0.57.

XKLS:0026PA.PFD's Debt-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
87.51% of 1665 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.08 vs XKLS:0026PA.PFD: 6.17

Nova MSC Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nova MSC Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

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Nova MSC Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

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Debt-to-EBITDA

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5.25

-2.51

-0.82

-1.94

3.33

Nova MSC Bhd Quarterly Data
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Debt-to-EBITDA	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.85	-3.11	-2.61	3.46	1.04

Competitive Comparison of Nova MSC Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Software - Application subindustry, Nova MSC Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Nova MSC Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Nova MSC Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

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Nova MSC Bhd Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Nova MSC Bhd's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(8.986	+	0.033)	/	2.71
	=	3.33

Nova MSC Bhd's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA	=	Total Debt			/	EBITDA
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	EBITDA
	=	(8.746	+	4.051)	/	12.256
	=	1.04

In the calculation of annual Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2024) EBITDA data.

Nova MSC Bhd (XKLS:0026PA.PFD) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.

Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

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Nova MSC Bhd Business Description

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No. 1, Medan Syed Putra Utara, Suite A-18-3, Northpoint, Mid Valley City, Tower A, Level 18, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 59200

Website

https://www.nova-hub.com

Nova MSC Bhd is an investment holding company. The company is engaged in software research and development and the provision of e-business solutions through the sale of application software and professional services for software customization and implementation. Its Geographical segments include Malaysia and Singapore. The products of the company include Pavo, which is an e-Government software that facilities the online submission of application documents; Avicenna, which is a fully integrated cloud-based system that takes care of the administrative needs, EyScan, a cloud-based platform that manages and executes SELENA+, system that performs automated retinal photo analysis and others.

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